When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement trap the sun’s warmth and vehicles and air conditioners release more heat into the air. The temperature ...

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As climate changes sends summer temperatures higher worldwide, new research finds most urban residents don't have a key source of cooling shade: trees. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News As climate ...

I live in an older home – one built before the widespread use of central air conditioning. And, from my experience over the past four decades, previous generations had a pretty clever way of staying ...

July is the ideal month to assess our need for trees. We may not even want to step out into the garden because of blistering heat, which could easily be mitigated by planting trees that cool the air, ...

The parkway in front of Marco De La Rosa’s home remains bare. There isn’t a sapling to bloom in spring or a shade tree to temper the summer heat along this stretch of seven properties in a row in Gage ...

Discover practical strategies to cool Indian backyards with shade trees and structures. From neem and mango to pergolas and ...

This city's annual Festival of Trees is the hot place to be this holiday season - literally. With 56 Christmas trees on display, some decorated with 2,000 to 3,000 lights, the Frazee Event Center will ...